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	[[Johannes Trithemius]] mentions two separate works (''Liber quoque Officiorum'' and ''De Officiis Spirituum''), indicating that the text may have branched off by his time. Weyer, in his ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', lists his source as ''Liber officiorum spirituum''. [[Thomas Rudd]] titles his copy of the ''Ars Goetia'' as ''Liber Malorum Spirituum''.		[[Johannes Trithemius]] mentions two separate works (''Liber quoque Officiorum'' and ''De Officiis Spirituum''), indicating that the text may have branched off by his time. Weyer, in his ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', lists his source as ''Liber officiorum spirituum''. [[Thomas Rudd]] titles his copy of the ''Ars Goetia'' as ''Liber Malorum Spirituum''.

	The most detailed version is a direct, but poor, translation from English to Latin. This version was either copied or translated by Englishman John Porter in 1583 and was owned by artist Richard Cosway. Upon his death in the 1820s, it passed ~~hands~~ to a bookshop owned by John Denley, bought by an [[occultist]] named George W. Graham on behalf of a [[ritual magic\|magical]] organization known as "the Society of the Mercurii." In the hands of the Mercurii, it came into the possession of Robert Cross Smith in 1822, who had John Palmer copy it. With Smith's death in 1832, the copy was passed on to Frederick Hockley. At some later date, Hockley acquired the first half of Porter's original manuscript, and attempted to compile both Porter's and Palmer's versions into a single version.		The most detailed version is a direct, but poor, translation from English to Latin. This version was either copied or translated by Englishman John Porter in 1583 and was owned by artist Richard Cosway. Upon his death in the 1820s, it passed to a bookshop owned by John Denley, bought by an [[occultist]] named George W. Graham on behalf of a [[ritual magic\|magical]] organization known as "the Society of the Mercurii." In the hands of the Mercurii, it came into the possession of [[Robert Cross Smith]] in 1822, who had John Palmer copy it. With Smith's death in 1832, the copy was passed on to Frederick Hockley. At some later date, Hockley acquired the first half of Porter's original manuscript, and attempted to compile both Porter's and Palmer's versions into a single version.

	Sloane MS 3824 (from the mid-seventeenth century) features a number of elements from the ''Book of the Office of Spirits'' and is an early form of the ''Lemegeton''. MS 3853 is titled ''The Office of Spirits'', starts off nearly identical to more complete Porter version.		Sloane MS 3824 (from the mid-seventeenth century) features a number of elements from the ''Book of the Office of Spirits'' and is an early form of the ''Lemegeton''. MS 3853 is titled ''The Office of Spirits'', starts off nearly identical to more complete Porter version.

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	The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.		The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.

	The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.		The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the ''[[Key of Solomon]]'', Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.

	After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.

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	After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.

	These spells are interrupted by a short treatise on the role of [[angel]]s, ~~demons~~, and magic in theodicy, before continuing with more spells to see spirits, a collection of ~~talismans~~, and a selection of names of God, planetary seals and spirits, geomantic figures, fumigations, and notes on the Lunar ~~mansions~~ openly taken from Agrippa.		These spells are interrupted by a short treatise on the role of [[angel]]s, [[demon]]s, and magic in theodicy, before continuing with more spells to see spirits, a collection of [[talisman]]s, and a selection of names of [[Yahweh\|God]], planetary seals and spirits, [[geomancy\|geomantic figures]], fumigations, and notes on the [[Lunar mansion]]s openly taken from Agrippa.

	==Differences in manuscripts==		==Differences in manuscripts==
	Hockley's manuscript starts with an initial list of eighty demons (with several duplicates), takes a small break to detail several fairies, and then lists four groups of twelve demons, most repeating spirits from the first eighty with various discrepancies. Sloane 3853 merely lists ten demons who also appear in Hockley's manuscript, and then names the demon kings of the north, south, east, and west (Leraje, Aim, Bune, and Paymon, respectively), generic spirits under them, and non-descript spirits to obtain love or treasure. [[Naberius]] appears with two other individual but sparsely detailed spirits (the first two over rhetoric and love, respectively, the last having no noted duties). Sloane 3824 lists different unsorted magical procedures, dropping names of spirits from the ''Book of Spirits'' in passing, rarely with explanation.		Hockley's manuscript starts with an initial list of eighty demons (with several duplicates), takes a small break to detail several fairies, and then lists four groups of twelve demons, most repeating spirits from the first eighty with various discrepancies.

			Sloane 3853 merely lists ten demons who also appear in Hockley's manuscript, and then names the demon kings of the north, south, east, and west (Leraje, Aim, Bune, and Paymon, respectively), generic spirits under them, and non-descript spirits to obtain love or treasure. [[Naberius]] appears with two other individual but sparsely detailed spirits (the first two over rhetoric and love, respectively, the last having no noted duties).

			Sloane 3824 lists different unsorted magical procedures, dropping names of spirits from the ''Book of Spirits'' in passing, rarely with explanation.

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	The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.		The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.

	The next to last entry, "~~Oberyon~~," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of ~~Oberyon~~) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.		The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.

	After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.

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	~~The~~ '''Liber Officiorum Spirituum''' (English: The Book of the Office of Spirits) was a demonological grimoire and a major source for [[Johann Weyer]]'s [[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]] and the [[Ars Goetia]]. The original work (if it is a single work) has not been located, but some derived texts bearing the title have been found, some in the Sloane manuscripts, some in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each version bears many similarities to each other and to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Ars Goetia, though they are far from identical.		'''''Liber Officiorum Spirituum''''' (English: '''''The Book of the Office of Spirits''''') was a [[demon\|demonological]] [[grimoire]] and a major source for [[Johann Weyer]]'s ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'' and the ''[[Ars Goetia]]''.

			The original work (if it is a single work) has not been located, but some derived texts bearing the title have been found, some in the Sloane manuscripts, some in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each version bears many similarities to each other and to the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' and the ''Ars Goetia'', though they are far from identical.

	==History==		==History==
	Johannes Trithemius mentions two separate works (Liber quoque Officiorum, and De Officiis Spirituum), indicating that the text may have branched off by his time. Weyer, in his Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, lists his source as Liber officiorum spirituum. [[Thomas Rudd]] titles his copy of the Ars Goetia as Liber Malorum Spirituum.		[[Johannes Trithemius]] mentions two separate works (''Liber quoque Officiorum'' and ''De Officiis Spirituum''), indicating that the text may have branched off by his time. Weyer, in his ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', lists his source as ''Liber officiorum spirituum''. [[Thomas Rudd]] titles his copy of the ''Ars Goetia'' as ''Liber Malorum Spirituum''.

			The most detailed version is a direct, but poor, translation from English to Latin. This version was either copied or translated by Englishman John Porter in 1583 and was owned by artist Richard Cosway. Upon his death in the 1820s, it passed hands to a bookshop owned by John Denley, bought by an [[occultist]] named George W. Graham on behalf of a [[ritual magic\|magical]] organization known as "the Society of the Mercurii." In the hands of the Mercurii, it came into the possession of Robert Cross Smith in 1822, who had John Palmer copy it. With Smith's death in 1832, the copy was passed on to Frederick Hockley. At some later date, Hockley acquired the first half of Porter's original manuscript, and attempted to compile both Porter's and Palmer's versions into a single version.

			Sloane MS 3824 (from the mid-seventeenth century) features a number of elements from the ''Book of the Office of Spirits'' and is an early form of the ''Lemegeton''. MS 3853 is titled ''The Office of Spirits'', starts off nearly identical to more complete Porter version.

			==Contents==
			The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.

	The ~~most detailed version is a direct but poor translation~~ from ~~English~~ to ~~Latin~~. ~~This version was either copied or translated by Englishman John Porter in 1583~~. ~~This version was owned by artist Richard Cosway~~. ~~Upon his death in the 1820s~~, it ~~passed hands~~ to ~~a bookshop owned by John Denley~~, ~~bought by an occultist named George W~~. ~~Graham on behalf~~ of a ~~Magical organization known as~~ "the ~~Society~~ of the ~~Mercurii~~.~~" In the hands~~ of ~~the Mercurii~~, ~~it came into~~ the ~~possession~~ of ~~Robert Cross Smith in 1822~~, ~~who had John Palmer copy it. With Smith's death in 1832~~, the ~~copy was passed on to Frederick Hockley~~. At some ~~later date, Hockley acquired~~ the ~~first half~~ of ~~Porter's original manuscript, and attempted to compile both Porter~~'~~s and Palmer~~'~~s versions into a single version~~.		The next to last entry, "Oberyon," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberyon) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.

	~~Sloane MS 3824 (from~~ the ~~mid-seventeenth century) features~~ a ~~number~~ of ~~elements from~~ the ~~Book of~~ the ~~Office~~ of ~~Spirits~~ and is an ~~early form~~ of the ~~Lemegeton. MS 3853 is titled The Office~~ of ~~Spirits~~, ~~starts off nearly identical to more complete Porter version~~.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.

	~~Hockley'~~s ~~version~~, and ~~some portions~~ of ~~the other known versions~~, ~~were published in 2011 by Teitan Press as A Book~~ of the ~~Office of Spirits~~.		These spells are interrupted by a short treatise on the role of [[angel]]s, demons, and magic in theodicy, before continuing with more spells to see spirits, a collection of talismans, and a selection of names of God, planetary seals and spirits, geomantic figures, fumigations, and notes on the Lunar mansions openly taken from Agrippa.

	~~The~~ manuscript Hockley ~~copied from was translated~~ and ~~edited by Daniel Harms~~ and ~~Joseph Peterson in 2015 as The~~ Book of ~~Oberon~~.		==Differences in manuscripts==
			Hockley's manuscript starts with an initial list of eighty demons (with several duplicates), takes a small break to detail several fairies, and then lists four groups of twelve demons, most repeating spirits from the first eighty with various discrepancies. Sloane 3853 merely lists ten demons who also appear in Hockley's manuscript, and then names the demon kings of the north, south, east, and west (Leraje, Aim, Bune, and Paymon, respectively), generic spirits under them, and non-descript spirits to obtain love or treasure. [[Naberius]] appears with two other individual but sparsely detailed spirits (the first two over rhetoric and love, respectively, the last having no noted duties). Sloane 3824 lists different unsorted magical procedures, dropping names of spirits from the ''Book of Spirits'' in passing, rarely with explanation.

	[[Category: Grimoires]]		[[Category:Books]]
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The '''Liber Officiorum Spirituum''' (English: The Book of the Office of Spirits) was a demonological grimoire and a major source for [[Johann Weyer]]'s [[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]] and the [[Ars Goetia]]. The original work (if it is a single work) has not been located, but some derived texts bearing the title have been found, some in the Sloane manuscripts, some in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each version bears many similarities to each other and to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Ars Goetia, though they are far from identical.

==History==
Johannes Trithemius mentions two separate works (Liber quoque Officiorum, and De Officiis Spirituum), indicating that the text may have branched off by his time. Weyer, in his Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, lists his source as Liber officiorum spirituum. [[Thomas Rudd]] titles his copy of the Ars Goetia as Liber Malorum Spirituum.

The most detailed version is a direct but poor translation from English to Latin. This version was either copied or translated by Englishman John Porter in 1583. This version was owned by artist Richard Cosway. Upon his death in the 1820s, it passed hands to a bookshop owned by John Denley, bought by an occultist named George W. Graham on behalf of a Magical organization known as "the Society of the Mercurii." In the hands of the Mercurii, it came into the possession of Robert Cross Smith in 1822, who had John Palmer copy it. With Smith's death in 1832, the copy was passed on to Frederick Hockley. At some later date, Hockley acquired the first half of Porter's original manuscript, and attempted to compile both Porter's and Palmer's versions into a single version.

Sloane MS 3824 (from the mid-seventeenth century) features a number of elements from the Book of the Office of Spirits and is an early form of the Lemegeton. MS 3853 is titled The Office of Spirits, starts off nearly identical to more complete Porter version.

Hockley's version, and some portions of the other known versions, were published in 2011 by Teitan Press as A Book of the Office of Spirits.

The manuscript Hockley copied from was translated and edited by Daniel Harms and Joseph Peterson in 2015 as The Book of Oberon.

[[Category: Grimoires]]

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	The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.		The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.

	The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.		The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the ''[[Key of Solomon]]'', Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.

	After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.

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	The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.		The manuscript in the Folger Shakespeare library is preceded by sundry materials lifted from ''Arbatel de magia veterum'' (amazingly only two years after its publication), the ''Enchiridion of Pope Leo III'', and ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh'', and followed with a version of the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. The section ''Officium de spirittibus'' [sic] begins describing "the three devils" ([[Lucifer]], [[Bael]], and [[Satan]]), and the four kings of the [[air (element)\|air]] ([[Leraje]] over the east, [[Paimon]] the west, [[Aim]] the north, and [[Bune]] the south), and the means of calling them. It then lists an additional seventy-five [[demon]]s, for a total of eighty-two. Many of the demons are comparable to those in the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]''.

	The next to last entry, "~~Oberyon~~," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of ~~Oberyon~~) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.		The next to last entry, "[[Oberion]]," shifts the focus from demons to fairies. After the eighty-one demons, the book details Mycob (wife of Oberion) and their seven daughters. It then repeats the four kings of the air, listing twelve demons under each of them. After this, it begins describing the spirits of the days of the week and the incenses and conjurations needed to summon them, lifting material from ''[[Grimoire of Pope Honorius\|The Sworn Book of Honorius]]'' and [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''. It follows with a list of Greek and Roman gods, a note about which spirits rule [[Hell]], and an entry to summon spirits "that make books and write books," before giving instructions on how to summon the angel over each day of the week, including instructions for magic circles, consecrations, use of [[holy water]] and [[exorcist\|exorcisms]] of fire. This portion uses elements of scripture, Sarum Missal, the Key of Solomon, Arbatel, Honorius, Agrippa, Raziel, and what would become the Tridentine Mass. It also shares some prayers found in the ''[[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]''.

	After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.		After this is a section on [[necromancy]], involving magic circles and calling upon the aforementioned four kings, names of [[Yahweh\|God]], and different saints to constrain a called spirit. The instructions on necromancy are followed by a means of finding hidden treasure that is similar to the method used by [[Edward Kelley]], with spells to bind the spirit guarding the treasure. Following this is yet another means of summoning King Leraje, and then similar instructions to summon a spirit named Baron, and a spell named "an experiment of Rome," and spells to find lost items, steal items, see spirits (involving the invocation of King Arthur), and enchanting hazel rods.